A man who claimed his obesity kept him from being allowed to adopt a baby will be allowed custody of the child while he and his wife move forward with adoption, a judge ruled Monday.
Gary Stocklaufer and his wife, Cindy, were awarded custody of the 8-month-old boy at a hearing before Circuit Court Judge John R. O'Malley. The child has been in the custody of another couple, who also have been trying to adopt him.
The Stocklaufers' case gained national attention after the couple said they were denied a petition to adopt the child because of Gary Stocklaufer's weight; he had weighed 550 pounds. He underwent gastric bypass surgery in August and has lost about …
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